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'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous' [20r] (41/124)
The record is made up of 1 file (60 folios). It was created in 8 Sep 1925-28 Jun 1931. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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Copy of a letter dated tbo 3oth September
1926 from the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
, Bahrein to
shaikh Husaain bin /ill al !'annaei and Ghiah anil
Sunni Gubjocta of Ealirair.,
4 /w
The Eon'ble the
Political Resident
A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency.
in the Persian
Gulf received your letter date4 3rd Rabi aI Awal 1545
ami passed it to ne for* enquiry and for rivinr you a
reply.
i.J" e i'0n Me 1,^ e Resident thanks you for your rreetin^s
an<i the smntircents you express towards the British
GoverTiment and towards himself.
It rlia not soea to ne to be any part of the duty
of the British Political A Rent to introduce natters
such as the (" r aqf) and flisposal of the Fstate of
deceased persona and the Athlath relating to the
subjects of Ills Fxcellency the Shaikh of Bahrein nor did
I find anything, in my records to she* that I 'la .jor Daly
had Introduced such matters. I therefore referred your
letter to the Bahrein Government ^rho have replied to re
saying that the petition appears to refer^fa) the re^istra-
-tiou of r "aqf property (b) the regiotration and dealing
w^th the estates of deceased persons by the *3tate, r^)
Imprisonment of debtors (i) Electioa of members of the
■•^jlls al I c*t i and aj 11 s al 'a^iiya. Proposals v/ere
aot issued by Major Daly but by the Bahrein State after
a reetiwg held by ris Excellency Ghaikli Ilamad at which
he explained to a representative gathering the necessity
and the purpose of the proclamation.
The proclar.at,loK Tras iasuei to explairj to the people
>,hs action £a of the I ani settleiaewt Eepartneut. The
Cahrein Goverment Inforn B e that the people became agitated
when It appeared that the -aqf property and property of
'■^oeaeed persons would cone to the knowledrs of the
Ou7wrr.meTit w J - iqh nil property beinr measured and registered
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The documents contained in this file cover a diverse range of topics. The file includes - in the following order - letters concerning water boring operations in Bahrain (1925/1926), a report of an assassination attempt against Shaikh Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa (1926), a petition to the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. from Sunni and Shia inhabitants of Bahrain (1926), a letter regarding Shaikh Hamad's desire to visit Abdullah bin Jasim Al Thani in Qatar (1927), a list showing the quantity and value of foreign goods imported into Bahrain in 1927, discussions regarding the granting of additional land in Bahrain to Mespers, The Mesopotamian-Persian Trading Corporation (1928), reports concerning the Persian school in Bahrain (1928), a letter from the Political Agent A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency. in Bahrain to the Political Resident A senior ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul General) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Residency. in Bushire that discusses several matters (1929), correspondence that discusses the distinction between Shaikh Hamad's personal flag and the official state flag of Bahrain (1930), an intelligence report on the Qusaibi family of Riyadh (1931) and a letter about the implementation of a 10 percent cut to the personal allowances of the Al Khalifa family (1931).
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- 1 file (60 folios)
- Arrangement
File is arranged in chronological order, from earliest at beginning of the file to most recent at end.
- Physical characteristics
Unbound, loose pages in a folder. Foliation starts on the first page of the file. The foliation numbers are written in pencil and circled. They appear in the top right corner of each recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. . A previous foliation system runs from folio 3 to folio 8 but has been crossed out. An additional, inconsistent, foliation system appears in pencil and blue crayon, starting on folio 10.
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- IOR/R/15/1/328
- Title
- 'File 19/116 VIII (C 34) Bahrain Miscellaneous'
- Pages
- front, front-i, 1r:9v, 10v, 11v:60v, back-i, back
- Author
- East India Company, the Board of Control, the India Office, or other British Government Department
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- Open Government Licence